Internship Position in Public Health and Biostatistics (Bachelor/Master students) - MRGLC0121

To be part of the “Public Health Research Unit – Custom Group 3” (Head: Dr. Maria Ruiz-Castell) and the Competence Center for Methodology and Statistics (Head: Dr. Michel Vaillant) within the Department of Population Health at the LIH, we are currently looking for a Bachelor/ Master student in Public Health and Biostatistics.

1A-B, rue Thomas Edison, Strassen 1445, Luxembourg

12/01/2021 17:00:55

Background

The identification of the population’s needs is the first step for the development of a consistent public health strategy about prevention, promotion and development of adequate health services. Validated health information helps the politics taking adequate decisions regarding the national and global health landscape. Besides the information gathered from registries and other administrative sources, many health indicators on morbidities, health determinants, and risk factors are measured within the framework of surveys. European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) is a mandatory study for all EU Member States according to the regulation 2018/255 of 19 February 2018, and needs to be conducted every five years. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg participated in the second and third wave of data collection in 2014 and 2019.

Objectives

The overall goal of EHIS-LUX is to provide epidemiological data to develop consistent public health strategies. Providing health statistics allows to support the national health strategy and to develop evidence-based measures to improve the health of the resident population of Luxembourg and Europe.

Training and research environment

EHIS is a project funded by the Ministry of Health. The project is led by the Department of Population Health, whose research activities focus on epidemiology and public health.

As part of the project EHIS, we are offering the opportunity for a Bachelor/ Master student to complete an internship to analyze the profile of respondents according to the method of completing the questionnaire (paper vs online).

The internship will be co-supervised by Dr. Ruiz-Castell, a researcher in epidemiology and public health and Gwenaëlle Le Coroller of the Competence Center for Methodology and Statistics.

Criteria

Bachelor/Master student in Biostatistics/Public Health, knowledge in Epidemiology.
Good understanding of epidemiological methods and study designs.
Proficiency in written French.
Good interpersonal and organizational skills.
Applicants must be affiliated to their own university.

Main activities

Discuss results with the project supervisors.
Interpret the results statistically.
Participate in project meetings.
Contribute to drafting progress reports.

What we offer an conditions

Students will have the opportunity to work in an interactive and international scientific environment, attend conferences by eminent scientists from abroad, and present their work during department meetings.
They will have the opportunity to gain skills in statistical methods and public health.
A compensation of 660,58 €/ month will be paid.
Applicants should be enrolled in a Bachelor/ Master program and the internship should be a mandatory part of the diploma.
Students from abroad can apply for an Erasmus grant.